Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-16
An ELOQUENT TRIBUTE.

the Late Colonel Thornton In 5ros"
ing the Resolutions Of the %"
Annexation to the Court.-Ihs ffes-
.,t.tion bv Mr.. Pemberton, M y
Feeling Response by Judge GsiDrsi'"'
Daring the absence OF the jury on the Fly
case Saturday night, Mr.. W. Y. Pemberton'
in a speech replete with quotations iro"
classic authors, and with an eioquence pc.
culjar to himself, for hall an hour diIateo
upon the qualities-mental, pro1ess'ous'
and personal. oi the late Colonel J.o.C'
Thornton. At the conclusion OF his ao'e
address. he read to the Court and assem-
bled lawyers, the memorial and reso'otionS
adopted by the Bar Association at their
meeting on September 16. and which are
here reproduced:
Whereas, Death has taken from ID Colo.
mel John G. C. Thornton. long q resident OF
Montana and OF Butte, and a embe OF
the Bar; and
Whereas, We, the lawyers OF Butte Do:
sire to publicly express our appreclatlon OF
him as q citizen. as q man and as q orotaer
OF our profession and our sorrow Tor Ills
loss; therefore be it =.
Resolved. first, That in the death OF
Colonel Thornton the Territory, and e.
pecially this community, has lost q citizen
Of culture, enterprise, EN- rgy and force OF
character, one largely interested Ia the &C.
velopment Of it's resources and OF uniall'ng
faith in it's high destiny, and who had con-
tributed much by his personal Efforts TO
it's improvement and prosperity. and q
man of honor, intellect and nobility, who
believed in and worked for the improve
ment and progress OF mankind, ever ready
to advance the interests OF his fellows and
to respond to the calls of the distressed,
always social and courteous and hopeful
even when others were Respondent.
Second, That as q lawye. Colonel Thorn
ton was ever able and honorable in all his
professional relations and during the short
time he was in active practice had given
abundant evidence that he possessed all
the qualifications necessary to attain The
highest rank in the profession had he con
tinued it, and that his action in giving his
talents and energy to other occupations
while of advantage to the community was
q loss to the Bar.
Third, That Colonel Thornton wal q
man admirable in every relation of life, "a
a citizen, as a husband, ne q father and as
OF the Bar are proud to recognize as q
brother. His death will be sincerely re-
GREETED and his memory fondly preserved
by all who knew him. They will not forget
his etalwart form, his ready hnmor, bis
cheerful spirit, his kind heart. Not only
will his more intimate friends think OF him
with pleasure. but many a poor and
humble unfortunate whom he has assisted
in trouble will call down blessings upon his
head and give the tribute OF e tear to his
memory.
Fourth, That we tender to the family
and relatives Of Colonel Thornton oul
sincere sympathy in this their time Of
trial, and assure them that, as his and
great sorrow.
Fifth, That the secretary OF this meet
ing furnish a copy OF these resolutions to
each of the newspapers Of Butte. with a
request to publish them; that he also Tor
ward a copy OF them to the wife OF the late
Colonel Thornton. and that at the next
term of the District Court of the Second
Judicial District of Montana, to be held al
Butte, these resolutions be presented to the
Court with a request that they be spread
upon the records, there to remain as an ex'
preston of the Court and OF the Bal in
relation to our deceased brother.
w. w. DIXON,
HIRAM KNOWLES,
W. Y. PEMBERToN.
Committee.
His Honor. Judge Galbraith, responded
in terms highly %eulogistic OF the deceased,
and became pathetic when he referred to
the social qualities OF Colonel Thornton. He
adverted to his first meeting with the Colo
nel on his arrival here as an appointee to
judicial Office. and to the fact that the
Colonel, notwithstanding his having been a
participant in the cause of the Rebellion,
took his hand as d friend, and from that
time forth all questions Of political animus
were unmentioned. His Honor paid high
tribute to the qualities of the Colonel as a
father and a husband; his handsome, stall.
independent and enterprising disposition.